System content management
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- UpdatedJan 30, 2025
- 3 minutes to read
- Yokohama
- Content Management System
Most of the content in a CMS site is managed in different locations throughout the system.
For example, if you are building a knowledge website, the pages and blocks exist in CMS, but the knowledge articles are authored and managed in the Knowledge application. The same is true for any other type of content you plan to leverage. It is important to take time to understand the table structure of data to become acquainted with content.
Links to content are typically static, however, take time to look at the document tree and review how field values are formatted for use within the CMS. To understand the information provided below, right-click within forms in the platform and select Show XML to view the document tree for the referenced table. To see the table values for each field, right-click the form label and choose Show - (field name) or Configure Dictionary for reference.
- This New York Times example has two separate list formats.
- The CNN example has several list formats on the page.
- Several different list formats are used on the ServiceNow website.